*10. All our lands and heritages shall be free from all fines and
licences upon Alienations, and from all hariotts, wardships, Liveries,
Primerseisens, yeare day and wast, Escheates, and forfeitures, upon
the deaths of parents, or Ancestors, be they naturall, casuall, or
Juditiall.
*11. All persons which are of the age of 21 yeares, and of right
understanding and meamories, _whether_ [even if] _excommunicate or
condemned_ shall have full power and libertie to make there wills and
testaments, and other lawfull alienations of theire lands and estates.
12. _Every man whether Inhabitant or fforreiner, free or not free shall
have libertie to come to any publique Court, Councell or Towne meeting,
and either by speech or writeing to move any lawfull, seasonable, and
materiall question, or to present any necessary motion, complaint,
petition, Bill or information, whereof that meeting hath proper
cognizance, so it be done in convenient time, due order, and respective
manner._
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16. Every Inhabitant that is an howse holder shall have free fishing
and fowling in any great ponds and Bayes, Coves and Rivers, so farre as
the sea ebbes and flowes within the presincts of the towne where they
dwell, unless the free men of the same Towne or the Generall Court have
otherwise appropriated them, provided that this shall not be extended
to give leave to any man to come upon others proprietie without there
leave.
*17. Every man of or within this Jurisdiction shall have free libertie,
not with standing any Civill power, to remove both himselfe and his
familie at their pleasure out of the same, provided there be no legall
impediment to the contrarie.
_Rites Rules and Liberties concerning Juditiall proceedings_
18. _No mans person shall be restrained or imprisoned by any Authority
what so ever_, _before the law hath sentenced him thereto_, if he can
put in sufficient securitie, bayle, or mainprise, for his appearance,
and good behaviour in the meane time, unlesse it be in Crimes Capitall,
and Contempts in open Court, and in such cases where some expresse act
of Court doth allow it.
19. If in a generall Court any miscariage shall be amongst the
Assistants when they are by themselves that may deserve an Admonition
or fine under 20 sh, it shall be examined and sentenced amongst
themselves, If amongst the Deputies when they are by themselves, It
shall be examined and sentenced amongst themselves, If it be when the
whole Court is togeather, it shall be judged by the whole Court, and
not severallie as before.[64]
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*25. No Summons pleading Judgement, or any kinde of proceeding in
Court or course of Justice shall be abated, arested, or reversed,
upon any kinde of cercumstantiall errors or mistakes, if the person
and cause be rightly understood and intended by the Court.
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